»
Home > Cayuga County > Sennett

Category: Sennett

Three Sennett business projects clear Cayuga County review

Published:
Three Sennett business projects clear Cayuga County review
Three different proposed development projects in the town of Sennett have passed the review of a Cayuga County Department of Planning and Economic Development committee. The projects include an existing business looking to add a convenience store and retail gas station, the relocation of an auto repair shop and a construction equipment and rental equipment company hoping to plant roots... more

Sennett awarded $1.78M state grant to advance water infrastructure project

Published:
Sennett awarded $1.78M state grant to advance water infrastructure project
The town of Sennett will get help from the state to finance a multi-million dollar water infrastructure project. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office announced this week that Sennett will receive $1,781,400 through the state’s Water Infrastructure Improvement Act program. The funding will cover 60 percent of the cost of the project. The total cost is $2,969,000. In August, the Sennett town... more

Sennett development: One business looks to relocate, another to plant roots

Published:
Sennett development: One business looks to relocate, another to plant roots
Two businesses, one a repair shop another a rental equipment and construction materials shop, came before Sennett’s Planning Board Thursday night for preliminary site plan reviews. An Auburn auto repair shop, Xcelerated Auto, is looking to relocate to Mutton Hill Road in Sennett. The project proposes building a 10,368-square-foot service garage on a roughly 2.5 acre site on Mutton Hill... more

Backhoe loader and tractor-trailer collide in Sennett, State Route 34 re-opened

Published:
Backhoe loader and tractor-trailer collide in Sennett, State Route 34 re-opened
Officials say State Route 34 in Cayuga County was closed around 7:45 am and re-opened around 9:30 am after an accident involving a backhoe loader and tractor-trailer. The accident happened between Potter Road and Turnpike Road in Sennett. Upstate Paving backhoe loader lays on its side after a collision with a tractor trailer, owned by the same company, around 6AM... more

Sennett orchard boasts new, exclusive varieties

Published:
Sennett orchard boasts new, exclusive varieties
Two new apples developed by Cornell University and exclusively grown in New York are now available for purchase in Cayuga County. Owen Orchards in Sennett, a family-owned orchard whose roots go back to the 1930s, is now growing a combined 2 acres of SnapDragon and RubyFrost apples in conjunction with Crunch Time Apple Growers. “They’re both beautiful apples, especially the RubyFrost,... more

Sales tax revenues up in Auburn, down in Cayuga County’s towns and villages

Published:
Sales tax revenues up in Auburn, down in Cayuga County’s towns and villages
Sales tax collection is trending upward in the city of Auburn through the third quarter of 2018 and holding relatively steady in Cayuga County. According to the latest monthly sales tax report from the Cayuga County Treasurer’s Office, the city of Auburn has collected more sales tax this year compared to last year, while the county has seen a very... more

SUNDAY CONVERSATION: Running unopposed, Brian Schenck looks to build community in Cayuga Co.

Published:
SUNDAY CONVERSATION: Running unopposed, Brian Schenck looks to build community in Cayuga Co.
Who will be the next sheriff in Cayuga County? Lt. Brian Schenck believes it should be him; and after Sheriff David Gould announced that he would not seek re-election – Schenck stepped up to the plate. On Wednesday, he visited the FingerLakes1.com studio where he discussed his campaign, local issues around policing, and how he aims to continue improving community... more

Sennett takes steps forward on a nearly $3 million water project

Published:
Sennett takes steps forward on a nearly $3 million water project
Following a public hearing, the Sennett town board passed seven resolutions on Tuesday that enabled the town to move forward on a $2,969,000 proposed water project that will enhance two water districts. The project, presented by Paul Chatfield of the MRB engineering firm, aims to construct a water storage tank, something the town currently lacks, replace old water mains and... more

Former 84 Lumber location in Sennett lands new tenant

Published:
Former 84 Lumber location in Sennett lands new tenant
A major roofing supply company has signed a long-term lease to occupy the former 84 Lumber location in Sennett, the property’s owner has announced. American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., which is headquartered in Wisconsin, will occupy the 9.45-acre property and its 37,000 square feet of building space. Charlesbank Realty Group, which purchased the property from 84 Lumber in March,... more

Driver pleads guilty to charges from fatal Cayuga Co. wreck

Published:
The Cayuga County District Attorney’s Office announced that Kadesha Dunham, 24, of North Syracuse pleaded guilty to two counts of Criminally Negligent Homicide, and 3 counts of Assault in the Third Degree, resulting from the fatal motor vehicle crash June 16, 2017 on Franklin Street Road in the Town of Sennett. Criminally Negligent Homicide is a felony and carries a... more

State police: Three arrested on drug charges in Sennett

Published:
Three people were arrested Monday after state troopers found marijuana and ecstasy during a routine traffic stop, police said. According to New York State Police, at around 9:20 p.m. Monday, troopers stopped Tory K. Lang, 30, of Syracuse, on Route 5 in Sennett for having an inadequate exhaust. Initially, police said, Lang and passenger Jerad A. Stiles, 29, of Auburn,... more

Sennett votes to prohibit winter street parking

Published:
Sennett votes to prohibit winter street parking
Sennett voted to prohibit parking on the town’s streets during winter months in a regular town meeting Tuesday night. The town board opened a public hearing for Local Law No. 1, regarding the seasonal parking prohibition, which lasted only a couple minutes. One question was raised from a resident who wondered whether or not signage would be put up throughout... more

Weedsport man leads police on high-speed pursuit

Published:
A 41-year-old Weedsport man led State Police on a high-speed chase through the town of Cato and village of Weedsport on Monday – while troopers were on their way to execute an arrest warrant. When police spotted Brandon Millhoff, 41, the subject of the warrant – they attempted to stop his vehicle. He then struck a trooper’s marked car, and... more
1 2 3 … 5